The castles of Belarus Mir and Nesvizh private full-day tour from Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative center of the Minsk Region (voblasć) and Minsk District (rajon). The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444, (not including suburbs) making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the seat of its Executive Secretary. The earliest historical references to Minsk date to the 11th century (1067), when it was noted as a provincial city within the Principality of Polotsk. The settlement developed on the rivers. In 1242, Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, after the Russian Revolution, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union. In June 2019, Minsk hosted the 2019 European Games.

The Mir Castle Complex is a historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belarus. It is located in the town of Mir, in the Kareličy District of the Hrodna voblast, at 53°27′4.46″N 26°28′22.80″E, 29 kilometres north-west of another World Heritage site, Niasviž Castle.

Niasviž Castle or Nesvizh Castle is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Niasviž, Belarus. It is 183 metres above sea level. 1919 - 1945 the complex was in Poland and was considered one of the most beautiful castles in the Kresy region.

Nesvizh Catholic church of the God’s Body (earlier Jesuit) is the first architectural monument of baroque in Rech Pospolita. It was erected in the center of town fortifications of Nesvizh in 1587-1593 on the project of an Italian architect J.M. Bernardoni. It is the first in Belarusian architecture three-naved cross-domical basilica with the principal front, decorated with classical architectural order. The dome with the diameter of 10 meters is erected by an architect I. Brizio. Inside the central nave is covered with the vault with form removals, aisles – with crossed ones. In the northern part of the temple the sculptural headstones of the founder of the temple Radzivill Sirotka and two his sons in baroque style are situated.